WEBVTT D EFFORT TO RAISE MONEY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE. >> WE ARE SELLING LEMONADE FOR GOLD STAR FAMILIES. A GOLD STAR FAMILY IS A FAMILY THAT LOST A LOVED ONE IN THE MILITARY. >> AND DURING THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND YOU WILL SEE STANDS LIKE THIS ALL OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.>> CAN I TAKE TWO, ONE FOR MY WIFE? >> THE STANDS ARE PART AFTER LOCAL CHARITY CALLED BELIEVE WITH ME.>> I THOUGHT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND GIVE FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR KIDS INVOLVED, GIVING SOME HONOR AND RESPECT AND HELPING GOLD STAR FAMILIES. >> AND THEY CAME UP WITH LEMON-AID.AND FRIENDS, AND BEFORE SHE KNEW IT, LEMONADE STANDS HAD POPPED UP ALL-AROUND PALM BEACH COUNTY, 22 OF THEM. A BUSINESS IN GEORGIA HAS THREE STANDS GOING, AND ONE IN COLORADO. EVERYWHERE BUSINESS IS BOOMING. THE DOLLARS ARE COMING IN, AND EVERY PENNY GOES TOWARD I BUYING A HOME FOR A GOLD STAR FAMILY, FOR PEOPLE WHO, UNFORTUNATELY, REALLY KNOW WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS ALL ABOUT.>> NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY IS. IT IS JUST A TIME TO STOP AND THINK AND BE REFLECTIVE OF WHAT OUR FREEDOMS AND OPPORTUNITIES COST. >> THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK.

'Lemon Aid' helping to raise money for families of fallen soldiers

Charity hoping to buy a home for a Gold star family

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Updated: 3:48 PM CDT May 28, 2017

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. —

It’s best known as a way for children to make a few bucks on a warm, summer afternoon.

But a Florida charity is taking the idea of a lemonade stand and using it raise money for families of fallen soldiers.

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They call it Lemon Aid.

Believe With Me is based out of North Palm Beach and supports Gold Star Families. A Gold Star Family is a family who has lost a loved one in the military.

Over this Memorial Day weekend, Believe With Me has set up Lemon Aid stands all around Palm Beach County in Florida. They even have a few stands in five other states.

“I thought what would happen if we could do something over Memorial Day weekend and give families the opportunity to get their kids involved, giving some honor and some respect and helping Gold Star families,” said Lyette Reback, founder of Believe With Me.

Reback reached out to a few businesses and to a few friends and before she knew it, Lemon Aid stands were popping up all over the county. At last count, there were 22 stands handing out lemonade in exchange for whatever donation a person chooses to give.

Lemon Aid stands are also set up in five other states, including Colorado and Georgia.

Every penny they collect goes toward buying a home for a local Gold Star family, a family who unfortunately really knows what Memorial Day is all about.

“Nobody is really talking about what the meaning of Memorial Day is and it’s just a time to stop and think and be reflective of what our freedoms and opportunities cost,” Reback said.